[Sounding a bit overwhelmed there. Again, couldn't really fault her for that.]

I know my home did not just spring up in a matter of seconds. Where I'm from, it's been around for eons.

As for this place, I don't think it just suddenly appeared--it seems to have a history, and already a familiarity with strangers like you and I getting stranded here.

[How to explain this?]

It seems multiple worlds can exist at the same time without being instantly visible to the other....

[Slipping into more thinking out loud.]